Associate Professor Giorgos Sakkas joins forces with European experts to tackle one of the most misunderstood and debilitating conditions of our time; Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).Read More

Marjon is one of ten universities selected by The Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) to join a pilot scheme for endorsement of UK sport and physical activity-related degrees.Read More

Plymouth Marjon University Associate Professor Dr Christina Karatzaferi was recently distinguished for writing one of the best recently published articles in physiological research by the American Physiological Society; her research deals with how fatigue affects how well our muscles work. Read More

Marjon’s Education team is joining forces with 10 partners from six different countries as part of a three year EU-funded project to help improve the numeracy skills of school children through giving teachers more confidence and competence in teaching methods. Read More

Research by Professor Tanya Ovenden-Hope, from Marjon's Faculty of Education, Enterprise and culture, on both coastal schools and teacher retention is featured in the latest 'State of the Nation' report (28 November, 2017) to parliament by the Social Mobility Commission.Read More

The eagerly awaited new student bar opened its doors to a mix of ghouls, witches, zombies, DJs and local band, Rockafella, for its official Halloween launch party earlier this term, following a major five month build project.Read More

The Programme Leader for the new BSc (Hons) Business course, Dr Sarah Preedy, is calling on entrepreneurs of the future to sign up and put their business ideas into action together with any Marjon alumni who are willing to share their enterprise success stories. Read More

A newly opened ‘whodunnit’ house on campus at Marjon is giving BA (Hons) Criminology and BSc (Hons) Forensic Criminology students a chance to get an authentic experience of collecting and analysing evidence from a ‘real life’ domestic crime scene.Read More

Local Olympic medallists, Tom and Giselle, were reunited after Rio and awarded Honorary Degrees in recognition of their outstanding contribution to sport and their role in inspiring students and members of the wider community.Read More

Marjon BSc (Hons) Rehabilitation Sport & Exercise student, Heli Radcliffe, will be making sure that this Christmas is a happy one for those in Plymouth who need help most by raising money for Loopy Lou’s Legacy, a charity she set up with her sister in memory of their mum who died this summer just 50 years old.Read More

Two Marjon degrees have recently been awarded accreditation by their respective national bodies, recognising the quality of their provision and training. The accreditation process is complex and detailed, involving reviewing the facilities, staffing, and the experiences that the students will undertake. Read More

Marjon’s first ever cohort of MSc Sport & Exercise Psychology students have been using ‘positive psyching’ techniques to help runners in the Britain’s Ocean City 10k run increase their enjoyment of the race and reach the finishing line. Read More

A pioneering Speech and Language Therapist from Plymouth Marjon University, Gillie Stoneham, has recently launched her new book ‘The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People’ alongside co-author Matthews Mills. Read More

Talented journalism students from Plymouth Marjon University have just produced a second issue of free lifestyle and listings magazine Sound which celebrates all the great events and places to go in the city this summer.Read More

Olympics gold medallist Giselle Ansley made a surprise, whistle-stop visit to Plymouth Marjon University to see how work is progressing on the new second hockey pitch at Plymouth Marjon Hockey Centre.
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Plymouth Marjon Hockey Club seeks expansion following participation "explosion" after Rio success The impact of Great Britain Women’s hockey team winning gold at Rio 2016 has led to a huge increase in participation in the popular Olympic team sport in Plymouth.Read More

Sporting neighbours, Plymouth Studio School and Marjon, have been working together to prepare students for their future careers in sport, with over 25 sixth formers taking part in a ‘Sport and Health Science Discovery Day’Read More

Marjon is part of a consortium of universities and colleges across the South West which has won £5.5million in government funding to inspire young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into higher education.Read More

For its 25th Anniversary, the Lord Caradon Lecture featured the eminent Right Honourable Lord Butler speaking about the Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction in the lead up to the Iraq War.
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Marjon hosted this year's 'Beyond Horizons - Developing your future’ event on the 3 of November, and welcomed 180 students from Devon and Cornwall to find out more about careers in the outdoor sector.
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Students at Marjon now have access to a new ‘nap room’, which is perfectly placed in the friendly Chaplaincy, which welcomes all faiths and none, and offers many opportunities to get involved.
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Marjon's Dean of Culture is joining renowned experts from around the world to direct, rehearse and produce A Midsummer Night’s Dream in just five days, as part of an international theatre festival in Greece.Read More

Marjon’s Professor Cathy Speed is a sports doctor working in Rio as part of Team GB. She has been right there in the middle of the action as Team GB is working to make this our best Olympic result ever. Read More

The University of St Mark & St John is ready to guide students through clearing following the publication of A-level results. Call 0800 0152534 now to find out about places for this September.
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Marjon student Ben Proud does it again. In his main event, the ‘splash and dash’ 50m freestyle, Proud smashed a new British record with an outstanding time of 21.54 seconds taking him through to the final.
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In National Student Survey results released today, the University of St Mark and St John in Plymouth (Marjon) has shot up the league tables achieving 100% student satisfaction in some of its flagship courses and placing it among the UK’s top universities for student satisfaction.Read More

How do we let someone experience a phenomenon which takes place entirely in the mind of another person? Alumnus Ben Malley and his colleague Simon Mills are developing an audio training tool that allows anyone to experience a phenomenon known as Auditory Hallucinations that are associated with a range of mental health issues. Ben gave a TED talk in Oslo recently. Watch to find out more: Read More

Tommy Roberts is currently enrolled on the BA (Hons) Acting course. Having spent 30 years in the Royal Marines (joining as a young 17 year old) Tommy excelled through the ranks, with his final role as a Major at 42 Commando.Read More

Professor Andrew Edwards, Dean of the Faculty of Sport & Health Sciences has been invited to deliver a presentation of his research activities at an international conference in Florida, USA this month.Read More

This University has a long history of changing the world, one student at a time. If you share this passion you may be interested in a series of new degrees designed to improve the health of individuals, communities and nations.Read More

Following its pledge to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, the University of St Mark &St John was quickly recognised under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) with a Silver Award for its sterling work supporting armed forces personnel and their families.Read More

A PHD student under the supervision of Professor Andrew Edwards, Dean of the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, has won an award for Best Student Oral Presentation at the Annual British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences (BASES) conference.Read More

Students from Plymouth Studio School joined with representatives from the world of sport, tourism and events and education to mark the start on-site of their new state-of-the-art school and High Performance Sport Centre.Read More

Newfoundland based environmental artist and poet, Marlene Creates will visit the University on Thursday 19 November as part of the English and Creative Writing programme’s Visiting Writer Series.
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The future of Stem Cell Banking and Technology will be discussed at a public lecture at the Royal Geographical Society in Kensington, London, chaired by University of St Mark & St John Executive Dean Professor Brendon Noble.Read More

The University is to undertake a major journalism education and research project with partners in the Czech Republic and Belgium following the announcement that it has secured a 400,000 euros funding bid for an ambitious pan-European Erasmus proposal.Read More

As rugby fans all over the world count down the last few hours to the start of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the University is preparing to welcome the national Namibian team and host a number of special events celebrating the great game.
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The University of St Mark & St John, England’s most established teacher training college has responded to a national fall in the number of people applying to teaching related-courses by offering a package of incentives to potential applicants. Read More

Across all three faculties at the University of St Mark & St John, key programmes have continued to achieve results above the sector average of 86% for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey.Read More

Plymouth solicitors Nash & Co presented a £2200 cheque to the University of St Mark & St John ‘Making a Difference’ programme, which provides young athletes identified as being 'Elite' with access to world-class facilities, coaching, sport science support and national and international competitions.Read More

The University has become one of only four universities in the UK to have been awarded the Social Enterprise Mark, indicating that it is a social enterprise supporting the community, the environment and with good social purpose.
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The University of St Mark & St John elite sport scholar Ben Proud set a new British Colleges & Universities Sport short course swimming record in winning the 50m freestyle final at Ponds Forge, Sheffield.Read More